Cloth-measuring machine



(No Model.) H. HEBERT.

CLOTH MEASURING MACHINE.-

No. 464,869. Patented Dec. 8, 1891-.

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UNITED ST TES PATENT OFFICE.

IIUBERT IIEBERT, OF LAKE LINDEN, MICHIGAN.

CLOTH-MEASURING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 464,869, dated December8, 1891 Application filed May 4, 1891. Serial No.391,458- (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HUBERT HEBI'JRT, of Lake Linden, in the county ofHoughton and State of Michigan, have invented a new and Improved ClothRolling and Measuring Machine, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in machines for rolling andmeasuring cloth; and the object of my invention is to produce a simpleand convenient machine by means of which loose cloth may be rapidly andnicely rolled into a web,or cloth maybe rolled from one board uponanother, and in either case may be accurately measured.

To this end my invention consists in certain features of constructionand combinations of parts, which will be hereinafter de-' scribed andclaimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar figures of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of the machine. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectionon the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a broken sectional plan of theregistering mechanism.

The machine has a base 10, from opposite sides of which, near the frontend, project posts 11, which are connected transversely by means of thevertically-aligning crossbar-s 12 and 13, which cross-bars are providedwith grooves 14, the grooves extending longitudinally on the under sideof the upper crossbar and on the upper side of the lower crossbar, andit will thus be seen that the crossbars form a track for the upright 15.The upright 15 is long enough to extend between the cross-bars 12 and13, and is provided at each end with a tongue which slides in thegrooves of the cross-bars. The upright 15 is also provided at its upperend with a yokelG,

the spindle terminates at its inner end in a head 20, which hasprojecting fingers 20, adapted to clasp the boards upon which the clothis wound. A similar spindle 18 is mounted in one of the posts 11, so asto align with the spindle 18, and this spindle is held to the post by anut 19, and terminates at its inner end in a head 20, like that alreadydescribed. The spindle 18 is provided with a crank 2l,by means of whichthe spindle may be revolved.

On the rear end of the base 10 are posts 22, which are shorter than theposts1l, and which at their lower ends terminate in flat basepieoes 23,which are adapted to slide upon the hollow cross-piece 24: of the base.This crosspiece has a slot 25, extending longitudinally through itsupper portion, and a bolt 26 extends through each of the base-pieces 23of the posts and into the hollow cross-piece, the bolts terminating inheads 27, which are larger than the slots 25, and thus hold the posts inplace.

The bolts 26 are provided at their upper ends with thumb-nuts 28, and bytightening the nuts the base --pieces 23 are securely clamped to thecross-piece 24. It will thus be seen that the posts 22 may be adjustedso as to hold a desired length of board between them, and it will benoticed that the upright 15 may be adjusted so that the distance betweenit and the post 11, which carries the spindle 18, will be the same asthe distance between the posts 22. The posts 22 are provided withspindles 18, which carry heads 20, like those already described,and thespindles are held to the posts in the same manner that the spindle issecured to the upright 15.

Extending transversely across the frame of the machine are slats 29 and30, which are arranged at diiferent heights and with one in advance ofthe other, and the object of these slats is to provide the requisitetension for the cloth which is passed over one and under the other, asbest shown in Fig. 2. The slat 29 is supported upon brackets 29,and isprovided with a series of holes, (indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2,)and in these are in serted guidepins 30, which project from the uppersurface of the slat and which are adapted to hold the cloth betweenthem.

\Vhen a web of cloth is to be rerolled and measured, the board 31,carrying the cloth, is clamped between the posts 22, the board beingheld in the heads 20, and the cloth 32 is made to extend over the slat29, beneath the slat 30 and beneath the cross-bar 13, and it is woundupon a board 33, which is held between the adjustable upright 15 and oneof the posts 11, the board 33 being held between the heads 20, and itwill be noticed that these heads may be tightly clamped upon the boards31 and 33 by adjusting the posts 22 and the upright 15, so as to forcethe spindles 1.8 and 18 toward each other.

On the outer side of the cross-piece 24 is a strip 34, which is mountedupon pins 35 and is pressed inward by springs coiled around the pins, asbest shown in Fig. 2, and this strip is provided with a series ofperforations (shown in Fig. 1) which are adapted to receive guide-pins36, which extend inward through the strip, and when loose cloth is to berolled it is passed upward between the strip 34 and the cross-piece 24,and thence over the slat 29 and under the slat 30 to the winding-boardin the manner already described.

To measure the cloth, the following mechanism is employed: A case 37,which is provided with a base 38,is arranged on the front end of themachine, the said base 38 of the case resting upon a yielding support39, which is secured to a cross-strip 40 of the base 10. The case 37 isprovided with a dial 41, on which are gage-marks indicating yards, and ahand 42 is held to revolve upon the face of the dial and to indicate thenumber of yards measured. This hand 42 is secured to ashaft 43, whichextends transversely through the case 37 and which is driven by aclock-work mechanism 44, and the driving cog-wheel 45 of this mechanismprojects through a slot in the rear portion of the case and impingesupon the cloth 32 and presses the cloth against the crossbar 13. It willthus be seen that when the cloth is pulled upward it will turn thecogwheel 45, and the cog-wheel will impart motion to the clock-workmechanism and to the hand 42, and the mechanism is timed so that when ayard of cloth is pulled between the cog-wheel and the cross-bar it willmove the hands so as to indicate one yard on the face of the dial. Thecase 37 and base 38 are held between lugs 46 on the strip 40, and theselugs are slotted transversely, as shown at 47, and screws 48 extendthrough the slots and into the base 38. It will thus be seen that thecase 37 may be adjusted so as to bring it the desired distance from thecross-bar l3, and it is obvious that this distance will depend upon thethickness of the cloth to be measured. As described, the machine is formeasuring cloth; but it is obvious that any fabric may be rolled andmeasured in it.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The winding-board 33 isclamped between the upright 15 and one of the posts 11 of the machine,and the cloth to be wound is made to extend over the slat 29 beneath theslat 30 and between the cross-bar 13 and the cogwheel 45 of theclock-work mechanism to the winding -board 33, and, as previouslydescribed, the cloth may be either wound from a board or the loose clothmay be wound. The crank 21 is then turned, thus revolving the spindles1S and 18 and the winding-board 33, and the cloth will be evenly woundupon the board, as the slats 29 and 30 and the crossbar 13 will give itthe necessary tension. As the cloth is wound it will turn the cog-wheel45 and the hand 42 connected therewith, so

as to indicate the amount of cloth rolled. If

desired, a frictioirwlieel may be substituted for the cog-wheel 45 withthe same effect.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. In a machine of the character described, thecombination, with a main frame having a pair of posts thereon, ofcross-bars connecting the posts and provided with longitudinal grooves,an upright extending between the cross-bars and having a tongue to enterthe grooves, a yoke secured to the upright and embracing one of thecross-bars, means for tightening the yoke upon the cross-bar, andscrew-spindles mounted in the upright and in an opposite post, saidspindles having their inner ends terminating in sooketed heads and oneof the spindles being provided with a crank, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a main frame having winding mechanism therein,as described, of a spring-pressed strip mounted upon a cross-piece ofthe frame and provided with adjustable guide-pins,substantially asdescribed.

3. In a machine of the character described, the combination, with themain frame and winding mechanism mounted thereon, of the fixed cross-bar13, a register which is supported on horizontal slides and thus madeadjustable toward and from 'said cross-bar, and the wheel 45, formingpart of said register, which is arranged at right angles to the crossbarand adapted to press the cloth against the face of the latter, so thatit maybe rotated by the traveling cloth, as shown and described.

I-IUBERT HEBERT. Witnesses:

OAMILLE PLANTE,

PHILIAS CHAMPAGNE.

